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Research Articles

Author's Life"Literary Recluse, J.D. Salinger, Dies at 91" - New York Times article written about author J.D. Salinger following his death at age 91 in 2010. This article contains a lot of good information about different stages of the author's personal life that you could use to compare with the themes in The Catcher in The Rye, such as the Search for Innocence and Isolation from Society.

"Salinger Writes of Her Father's Obsessions" - This New York Times article from 2000 contains information about the Salinger's life that came from a controversial biography of the mysterious author, called Dream Catcher , written by his daughter Margaret.

"Biography of J.D. Salinger Coming in September" - This article from the New York Times' Arts Beat page on January 29, 2013 and tells about the new documentary movie of J.D. Salinger's life that is due to hit the theaters in September of 2013.

Post-War Culture/WW II

Holden Caulfield's Goddamn War

Censorship Issues

Banned Book Awareness: The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye Turns 60 (censorship)

Literary Analysis